What happened
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(-23)Upon arrival at spingfield, MO, on a flight from bagalusa, LA, the pilot determined that the weather was IMC. The pilot reversed course and returned to NM Arkansas, where the weather was marginal VMC. At that time, the aircraft's fuel supply was running low, and the pilot elected to accomplish a precautionary, off airport landing prior to exhausting his fuel supply. He landed on county road 37 in Bass, AR, a gravel road on an elevated roadbed running through a small river valley. The aircraft successfully touched down, run about 800 feet, but was not able to negotiate the 25 degree left turn in the road. The aircraft continued straight on its roll-out, running off the righthand side of the road and through a barded wire fence. A heavy steel fence post tore off the outboard two feet left wing, and the prop wound up a considerable amount of barded wire. This spun the aircraft around 180 degrees, collapsing the NLG and r/h MLG. The aircraft came to rest in a pasture about 250 feet beyond the curve in the road. There were no injuries.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)UPON ARRIVAL AT SPINGFIELD, MO, ON A FLIGHT FROM BAGALUSA, LA, THE PILOT DETERMINED THAT THE WEATHER WAS IMC. THE PILOT REVERSED COURSE AND RETURNED TO NM ARKANSAS, WHERE THE WEATHER WAS MARGINAL VMC. AT THAT TIME, THE AIRCRAFT'S FUEL SUPPLY WAS RUNNING LOW, AND THE PILOT ELECTED TO ACCOMPLISH A PRECAUTIONARY, OFF AIRPORT LANDING PRIOR TO EXHAUSTING HIS FUEL SUPPLY. HE LANDED ON COUNTY ROAD 37 IN BASS, AR, A GRAVEL ROAD ON AN ELEVATED ROADBED RUNNING THROUGH A SMALL RIVER VALLEY. THE AIRCRAFT SUCCESSFULLY TOUCHED DOWN, RUN ABOUT 800 FEET, BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO NEGOTIATE THE 25 DEGREE LEFT TURN IN THE ROAD. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED STRAIGHT ON ITS ROLL-OUT, RUNNING OFF THE RIGHTHAND SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THROUGH A BARDED WIRE FENCE. A HEAVY STEEL FENCE POST TORE OFF THE OUTBOARD TWO FEET LEFT WING, AND THE PROP WOUND UP A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF BARDED WIRE. THIS SPUN THE AIRCRAFT AROUND 180 DEGREES, COLLAPSING THE NLG AND R/H MLG. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN A PASTURE ABOUT 250 FEET BEYOND THE CURVE IN THE ROAD. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.
NTSB investigation
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